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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13

There are 172 specimens of blind eres-
lures known to science, including cray
fish, myriapods, etc. They are mostly
white, whether from lack of stimulus of
the light or from bleaching out of the
skin. Some species have small eyes and
some have none.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13

The exports of tin plates in the past
year from England to America direct
were 126, 134 tors, against SO, AGO tons in
the previous year, 81 increase of 1854
tons, or 81 per cent.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

the guilt of the offenders and the legal
perfection OF the machinery by which
their guilt was determined. The investi-
cation in each and all Of the incidents hs>
been without public fernlent and without
legal acrimcny The sword of justice mas
proven. itself Of ''ice brooks temper IL
Is dreadful 10 think that seven men now
full Of life and vigor nay in single mo-
nent. and by $ singieact be launched IN
10 eternity. but il is vet more terrible 10
think Of the walls and the team and the
consequent suffering Of the widows and
orphans that were left without protectors
and supporters on that night Of horrible
butchery. And il y not 10 be forgotten
that not one word Of remorse for the past
not a promise Of reform in the future has
,ass..d the 1ips of the condemned prison.
en- ON the contrary jurors and judges
ATTORNEYS and sheriffs. the Governor oi
the state and the President Of the Nation
have alike been threatened with death
bv the friends and allies ofthe condemn
ed. and every means that could be devils
ed 10 incite future riots have been resort
ed 10. The day Of their execution has
been fixed for Friday next, and the ease
is now in the hands Of the Governor of
Illinois. Petitions by the Thousand are
being poured in upon him 10 commute
the death penalty to imprisonment for
life. and it il for him TO do as seemeth
best unto him. He is a jast and pure,
and a strong man and is not likely to per
init compassion or entreaty TO overcome
his sense Of duty TO the law and the pub
lie veal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
A street-car Run into.

PrTrSet,sssH- Nov 3.--An engine attached
10 a freight train on the Fou Wayne Rail-
road struck a street car at the Federal street
crossing in Allegheny City thi~ evening aud
two passengers who jumped from the car
were caught under the wheels of the engine,
aud ground u death. Their names were
John NJ Cnlp. teller of the odd Fellows
Savings Bank. of this city. and Miss Harriet
Wevman. sister Of Weyman Bros. the to-
baeconsts The accident was caused by the
gateman. Stewart Cunningham, raising the
safety gates too soon. The gates had been
lowered for construction train. After il
passed, Cunningham, not noticing a freight
train coming in the opposite direction, raised
the gates to allow the street cars and pedes-
trians TO cros. Car No. %. of the Manchester
Line. which was filed with passengers on
their way home, succeeded in getting nearly
over the railroad tracks. when Mr.. Culp and
Miss Weyman ran out ON the rear platform
and jumped off, the other passengers remain
ing in the car The engine of the freight
train struck the car andto off the platform.
but did no other damage. Nj. Culp and Miss
Weyman fell on the tracks, and before the
train could be stopped they were ground to
death under the wheels of the engine. The
other passengers were not injured. Culp
was a married man, about - years Of age
Miss Weyman was 90 years old. The acci-
dent created intense excitement among the
passengers and several ladies tainted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
An Alabama Outlaw.


OPELIKA, ALA, Nov. b" Dink Bucka-
lew, the noted Desperate, has served written
noti - on half dozen prominent citizens
Of Chambers county that be intends 10 burn
them out and kill them He has murdered
four men Within the last three months
Bnckalew's life has been one of outlawry
For years he has been surrounded by half
a dozen disorderly women. He has been be-
fore the courts under almost every conceiv-
able chatge, but the evidence of the women
cleared him. Early this year he was arrest
81. charged with brutal treatment Of his
wife. He was found guilty and sent To the
convict farm, from which he escaped He
did not leave the county, but directed the
women 10 watch the movements of his pnr
saeIs and lived at home aud among them
The Governor offered 800 reward for his ar
rest. bat everybody feared him too much to
attempt his capture Every week or two he
sent letter, 10 the newspapers daring anyone
to arrest him The reward was increased to
500 but still Buckalew continued his threats
and no one dared 10 attempt his capture
The Sheriff of the county has now summon
ed possee of twenty men and started in pur-
suit of the outlaw
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

A VERY high degree of interest attaches
to the suit of Kansas distillers to have
the Prohibitory law Of that State declared
unconstitutional, because it has destroyed
the value Of their property without eX-
tendingany compensation to them. simi-
lar suits have been brought by distillers
and brewers against the state OF Iowa.
There is no constitutional provision
which applies directly 10 this case, but
the prohibition of "ex post facto laws,
Of laws impairing the obligation of con-
tract, and Of the taking Of private prop
erty for public use without just coinpen-
sation." al look in this direction. And
the rule of the English common law, as
sustained by the uniform practice of En-
glish Parliament, strengthens the pre-
sumption in favor of the demand fore
pensation should the Court decide for
the plaintiffs in this ease, it will give Sc
rious backset to the cause of Prohibition.
II will be less etsy to induce the people
of the State 10 vote for a policy which Il
certain to prove costly at the outset. And
this Will apply TO local option, IN every
ease where the business Of brewing or
distiiling Is carried on within the county
or district 10 which the law is to apply.
But it will not be barrier TO High License,
since that does not lay any restriction
upon the manufacturer Of intoNicants,
even while restricting and diminishing
their sale Fft;lddefDlid Amci1cam
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
Having Fun With Dynamite.

EiNk, MIcH. Nov Sit has been the hab-
it of firm of contractors to store their dyna-
mite in an old shed on The outskirts of this
town. This was not known Ia anyone but
the contractors. who kept large quantities of
the explosive there and did not want it
known. on Haliow Zen crowd of boys
turned out, and among other buildings they
visited To play lheiT Pranks was this shed.
rheg kneg nothing of is contents, and. get
ting around it. They turned il oyer. No ex-
plosion followed, and they went their way.
There were over 500 poa..ds Of the explosive
ia the shed, and the fact that Elma was not
blown oif the face of the earth is attributed
to the mercy of Providence.
When the contractors saw the shed next
morning they were afraid 10 touch il. and it
remains just A. the boys lea it No one
dares venture near. and il will probably have
to remain in it, present condition until il rots
Ia pieces There is now a guard over IL
There is great indignation at the contractors.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
Murdered Wife And Children.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Nov. John Hodel
a SKIS silk weaver. last night ended a long
spree by committing u horrible crime. He
tells the story himself. saying that he told
his wife he was going To kill himself She
said she wanted 10 die too and an agreement
was then made that the whole fiimily should
die together. the father mother a hoy Of 2
and girl of 6 years
During the night Hodel placed the two
children IN the same bel - their mother and
then set fire to the bed. But the sn0ihering
process was too slew and he fired both bur
rels Of a shot gun into his wifes body. kill
in; her Instantly The flames then spread
and killed the children.
Hodel then ran down stairs and called
Hansiker, the occupant Of the lower tene-
ment, "a TO see what he had done He then
ran down the road crying fire with nothing
on but a night shirt, borrowed pair Of pants
from nighbor and. after wandering around
for awhile, retu ned home. making no
attempt 10 escape. Hansiker had mean
while extingii~hed the hames and removed
the charred remains of the three victims To
his own quarters
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
Railway Extension.


CHICAGO. Nov S.--The Rai!lcay Age Of to-
morrow will say During the last few
months the work of building has been going
on in the United States at rate never before
eguale, The great prosperity of the ooun-
try and the tendency 10 migrate into new
and nndeveloped regions have encouraged
the great railway companies 10 push forward
an cnormous amount Of new mileage in or
der to anticipate or keep up with similar en-
tcrprise on the part of their competitors.
From January To November |. a roads
have laid total of 0.40s miles Of track.
More track has been laid SO far this year than
in the wear 1856. and exceeds the record of ali
other years in the history ofthis or any 9TH
er country The greatest activity has been
exhibited in broad belt west of the Mis-
sour river stretching from Dakota and Mon
tana south TO the gulf Kansas continues,
a. last year. tar IN the lead, showing already
an addition of al least $50 miles since the
year began. Nebraska follows next with Il
report Of So miles. Texas wiih sS4 miles,
Colorado with us miles and Dakota with tisg
miles. these fonr States and one Territory al
ready having added 4.79s miles of the rail-
WAYS. OF more than halfof the total thus far
reported for the entire country
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
A Frantic Mother.


BALTiNoKE Nov 3-A coal oil stove eS-
pioded in house on Washington street Co.
day An alarm was sounded. and crowd
collected ia front Of the house. Ms Bar
bara Vogel with her two childrsn. ssri
respectively and years. occupied che iliri
story Of the house when the ensines az
rived the woman was in bed with her chill
dren. She became frantic with fright, 1ni
rushing a. the window. threw up The -'ish.
Then elasping her little ones i'll her arms
she ran to the window and kissed them PSF
sionately. while the asionishe,l crDWd stood
below gazing al Der wild actions fmily
With quick Inpyement, she fhnW them
one after the 0the- a. Car aut from t.ie b1iil-
ing a. heT strength would allow. and ihry
plunged headioug through the air distance
Of - feet.
The hOrrprstricken spectators shi"rNnri
but couple OF gentlemen rushed forward
aud caught the chiI,iyn ere they reached ils
pavement The frantic mother then climb
ed upon the sill and was preparing ~ pr'ci-
piiase herself frain the window when tie
spectators shouted 70 her TO desisl These
cries caused her to pause for a noIneii, IHa
those below foos advantage afthe oIfof''''
ity &c call to her tina, there was danger s.
the lire was nat. She finally reiinad ir''u
the window Singular to say. the eii'ie'
we're none the worse for their fIighi ihnnzi'
the ais.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

OS the 4th day of MAY lsS6 at AN un-
lawful meeting in Chicago which the po-
lice were attempting to disperse, bomb
WAS exploded with the result OF killing
eight and manning more than fifty of the
policemen of that city. From that time
until last week, the ablesi lawyers of the
State of Illinois and of the Nation have
beer employed in determining the guilt
or innocence Of certain persons who were
accosed as censpirators and accessory 20
this horrible murder The questions of
law and facs, SAYS the Hd,r-o,coan, have
been threefoId "Did the acts and deeds
sf the accused reach to the guilt of con
spiracy resulting in murder? To this a
jury of the country made answer, Yes
Was the trial of the accused fairly and
smpartially conducted, according TO the
statutes of Illinois and the common law
which is made part of the law of this
State To this full bench Of the Su-
preme Cour, of Illinois, after months of
de.iberation, and in form of words sin
guiarly Iacid, and confirmed BY train of
reasoning singularly exact, answered af-
firnatively. Was the law of the State Of
Illinois, according 10 which the men were
sried, and by which they were condemn
81. in conformity to the Constitution of
the United statesg To this last question
the Supreme Court OF the Nation has re
sfonded aiiirmatively. Nineteen months
Z" day has been consumed in patient
and silgnined efforts toward determining
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
Town Mad With Joy

ALLEGAy, MIcH, Nov 3.--For some time
past a series of wells have been sunk with
the hope of finding natural gas. All hopes
had died out and all but one well had been
abandoned The drill AT this gas well piung-
cd through soft limestone this morning and i
sitting though longei-for odcr proclaimed
the presence Of OIL
All business was dropped and everybody
rushed b. the we'll Soundings showed thirty
feet Of oil in the pipe and everyone instantly
went Wild Land that this morning had no
purchaser at $40 a foot now has many takers
at three times that price tank has been
started. stock exchange formed and every
one with money Is scrambing for shares
Real estate Offices have sprung up by magic
in few hours and the afternoon trains came
in loaded with scores of speculators from the
neighboFing cities Banners are flying from
every house. bandS are out and sober citizens
are paEpling the streets singing and cheering
Bontire> illuminate The hiil-fops tonight
and the widest rejoicing prevails The
depth Of the well is l235 feet
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
hereditary Colonies.

From The Chicago Ness.
Governor Ramsey says that the venerable
simon Cameron once explained To him how
il was that 80 many hotei SeePers bear mill
try titles. When the Revolutionary War
closed the business of the country was in a
chaotic condition, an industrial ah.iirs hav-
ins suffered complete prostration during
the seven wears struggle. rhe American Of
ticers came out of the war without any oc-
cupatinns. and a. poor rs lot of church
mice About the only business that they
could go into that didn't require capital was
tavern keeping 81 it came to pass IN shor;
time that the head of every hosielry IN the
country was colonel, MAJOR, or a captain.
And from that day To this it mas been r'-
garded as the proper thing To invest a hotel
keeper with a military title 1t comes To
him in the line Of honorable tradition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

TnK Kentucky Court If Appeals recent
IA decided that n man who committed n
murder white under the influence Of llq-
uor must suffer the penalty Of the law.
The Court took the ground that drunken
ness itself was crime and that one crime
did not furnish immunity for the COM
mission Of greater one. This Is good
sense. and if all courts construed the Law
a. rigidly as the Kentucky Court Of last
resort. laurdens would be less frequent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
Saved BY His Trousers.

PsRIs Nov. 5.-An unknown mali jump
''i to-day from the top Of the Arc de Triom-
p'c. which j. almost 200 feet in heigAih.
Before taking the leap he swallowed strong
'ir~'. 0f poison. The determined efforts Of
f.'is would-be-suicide to put an end to his
iiie were, however, doomed 10 disappoint-
neslt. Half way down a friendly projecting
beck caught his trousers and arrested his
tili He hung there suspended in mid-air
~ his neither garment for full hour before
j was possible To rescue him from his some
what awkward position.
on being taken to the hospital il was
found that he had sustained no injury from
l,l- fall. and the strong ansi,ioses applied
~Isz'iiiy couuseracted the effects OF the
poison he had swallowed He absointely
refuses TO disclose hisname.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

THE absorption ofthe b. 80. Telegraph
bv Jay Iiould. thus giving him virtual
monopoly of that business in tins eoun-
try. has carried alarm into commercial
circlos aud created demand for Gov
ernment telegraph. The question Will
doubtless be urged upon the attention of
the coming Congress, and We trust sue
cessfully. Not only the business, but the
governmental interests Of the country de-
mand that, monopoly. capable Of such
dangerous Use should be prevented.
With the government business and Indi-
vidual secrets in his hands Jay Gould
would have the power TO control the en-
tire country
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

THE potato bug made twosimultaneous
appearances in Germany this year, one IN
Saxony and one in Hanover The Ger
man Government at once had men at
work, who carefally picked all the bugs
and larvae off the plants. The stems OF
the vines were then cut of and placed in
baskets lined with sacking, which were
thoroughly soaked in benzine oil and
buried deep in the ground. After this
the land was plowed ~ OF IA inches deep
and we'll narrowed, and the surface picked
over for any insects that might be on it.
Finally the land was saturated with ben
zine oil In one case eight acres and in
the ether three-quarters Of an acre had
20 he treated in this way
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09

SENATOR HAZE, of Maine, in New York.
last week, was asked what about MIR.
Blaine and the Presidency. Tothis ques-
ton he replied 10y saying: If ! say
anything about this in connection with
Mr.. Blaine il is better L. tell you the ex-
act truth in the matter Mr.. Blaine does
NOT desire another notnination. He has
had his share of Presidential battles, and
shrinks from going through another
where he viii be the candidate. ! am
entirely sure he would much prefer tax
ing part in the next campaign in advo-
cacy of the election of some other leading
Republican. He does not desire OF ex-
S,ecf his friends to make another contest
in the convention. In this think he is
ar,sa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
the Louisiana Sugar Strike.

NEw YoRE. Nov. 3.--A New Orleans spe-
cial says; At present over ten thousand
negru hlborers are on a strike. The white
men working on the sugar plantations. hold
Ing that the deslands arc unjust. refused to
Join them As the negroes are il large
majority everywhere ;hruughout the sugar
district, and as they are determined neither
To work themselves at the present price nor
allow Others to work. further trouble is
looked for. The planters are determined To
inrrhlluce new labor and force the strikers To
leave their places. and for this purpose a
lar-c numher of warrants have been taken
out. Several companies Of the State militia,
ag-,regating probably six hundred men are
uitler arms at the principal points through
oli the district and will 90 10 the assistance
o the officers serving the warrants The
e,iciionS will begin to-day
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09


TmE Department, of Agriculture, in it's
report Tor October, furnishes what may 6e
considered the closing figures Of the year
a. 10 the wheat and corn crops for 1887.
The wheat crop was triae better than
WAS expected, owing 10 the fact that the
short straw incident to dry season gem
orally yields better when thresbed than
it promises when harvested. The wheat
Weld may safely be put down at 10000
900 bushels. instead of 49, 100000, the es-
timate of two months ago The corn
crop in the corn surplus States suffered
severely from dry weather and the total
crop will not exceed l,500O00000, which
j. about three-fourths of normal crop.
The shrinkage was heaviest in the seven
States of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. Iowa.
Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska, in which
oBiy "a per cent. of good crop will be
harvested The crop has rarely been bet
ter ia the Atlantic States and. although
rorn IL not a leading crop in those States,
its high average is sufficient to raise the
total yield of the country 10 about IS per
cent. Of full crop The area planted
was 100000 acres and the crop averages
nearly or quite 20 bushels 10 the acre